This dialog is displayed when MathType is started in “server mode”. Normally when you edit equations using the Insert Object command, use the Insert Equation toolbar button, or double-click an equation in your word processor or other OLE-compatible application, MathType is started and stopped each time. Server mode avoids the frequent starting and stopping by keeping MathType running during your entire equation editing session.
There are several ways to start MathType in server mode:
Choose the MathType 7 Server item in the MathType 7 sub-menu in the Windows Start menu.
Check the OLE Startup in server mode option using the Object Editing Preferences command on the Preferences menu.
Run MathType with “-server” on the command line.
When MathType is running in server mode, it will stay running until you click Exit in the MathType 7 Server dialog or, optionally, you can use the timeout feature that will automatically terminate MathType after it has been idle for a length of time you specify (see Delay before exit when no equation windows are open, described below). See Object Editing Preferences dialog and MathType’s Command Line Options.